Wednesday, August 31, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jake Esch (MLB Debut) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (12-7, 3.44) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets beat the Marlins again last night behind two Granderson homers and 4 Reyes hits! The Marlins started the game putting up two runs in the first but the Mets immediately responded with three runs in the bottom half of the frame,...
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The New York Mets officially announced that Michael Conforto, Kevin Plawecki, Ty Kelly and Gabriel Ynoa will be among their first wave of September call-ups when rosters expand tomorrow. Once the season ends for the Las Vegas 51s, a few more players are expected to be called up including T.J. Rivera, Rafael Montero and Erik Goeddel. Original Report Rosters expand September 1st and the Mets are...
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The Mets weren’t expecting their most reliable and consistent pitcher of the season to be 43-year-old Bartolo Colon. But he is. And he has been. “Big Sexy” leads the team in innings pitched, starts and wins. He is having one of the better seasons in Mets history, and without question the best season of any Mets starter older than 40. While this is a very small sample–...
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From June 22 to August 3. Detroit’s rookie right-hander Michael Fulmer had five quality starts while winning seven consecutive starts. With the Mets swooning and Yoenis Cespedes dealing with injury, it was an opportune time for some media outlets to write about the young starter Mets GM Sandy Alderson gave up for the slugging left fielder. Trade deadline stories, like one by Zach Braziller...
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El Paso Chihuahuas 6, Las Vegas 51s (66-72) 5 Box Score Brandon Nimmo LF 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 3 R, .351/.424/.550 Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 5, .330/.391/.454 Michael Conforto RF 3 for 5, HR, 2 RBI, .422/.483/.727 Nimmo hit his 11th home run of the season setting a new career high in that department and it was off a lefty. He continues to lead the PCL in hitting. All three of Conforto’s hits came off...
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